Critical Approaches to Superfoods

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Critical Approaches to SuperfoodsAuthor(s): Emma McDonell, Richard Wilk\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350195349, 978-1350195349\nSynopsis\nAre superfoods just a marketing device, another label meant to attract the eye? Or do superfoods tell us a deeper story about how food and health relate in a global marketplace full of anonymous commodities?\n\nIn the past decade, superfoods have taken US and European grocery stores by storm. Novel commodities like quinoa and moringa, along with familiar products such as almonds and raw milk, are now called superfoods, promising to promote health and increase our energy. While consumers may find the magic of superfoods attractive, the international development sector now envisions superfoods acting as cures to political and economic problems like poverty and malnutrition.\n\nCritical Approaches to Superfoods examines the politics and culture of superfoods. It de.